Fishhook disgorger



Sept. 17, 1929.

H. A. KRAMER FISHHOOK DISGORGER Filed March 30, 1928 INVENTOR Hzwm A. KRAMER ATTORNEY '35 Fig. 7 is a similar vlew of the trigger. as shownat 7 and 8.

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UNITED STATES imam A. KRAMER, on'inn rnoIn'niroiilsrniv i i i I FISHHOOK nrsoonenn Application filed March 30, 1928. S erial No. 265,913. r

This invention relates to fish hook dis- 6 is mounted over the open sideof the shank 2 gorgers and a primary objectthereof is to and is U-shaped or semi-circular in cross secprovide a device of this character which may tion to correspond with that of the shank and i be cheaply constructed and easily operated has its open face facing the-open face of the a and which will effectively release a hook from shank so that when closed, as shown inFig. 55 the fish. r 1, it will form a rounded member to facilitate Another object is to so construct such at its insertion in the month of the fish and to device that after being released, the point of form a housing for a spring 15 tobe described. the hook is protected to prevent its re-engage- This member 6 which constitutes a part of ment during its withdrawal fromthe mouth the releasing mechanism is connected with the 60,

of the fish. shank 2 by means of a trigger member 10 10- In carrying out these objects, the invention .cated at the rear end thereof adj acentthe is susceptible of a wide range of modification handle 1 and at its front end by astirrup-like without departing from the spirit or sacrifichook releasing element 20. -Thesemembers ing any of the advantages of the claimed in 10 and pivotally connect the member 6 with f I vention there being shown in the drawings the member 2 andadapt said'member 6 to be for illustrative purposes a preferred and pracswung toward and away from member 2and tical form,in which; i ,to move longitudinally thereof, as is shown Figure 1 represents a side elevation of a clearly in Figs. 1 and 2.

2 fish hook disgorger constructed in accordance A coiled spring 15 is connected at one end with this invention, shown engaged withthe With the front end of the member 2 and at hook ready for releasing, the head of the fish its otherend with the rear end of the member being shownin dotted lines; 6 on the inner faces of saidmembers as? is Fig. 2 is a similar view with the. disgorger shown clearly in Fig. 3; This spring exerts its 25 shown in releasing position with the point of tension to normally hold the member 6 in 7.5" the hook protected ready for withdrawal; closed position. I I j I Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section of the device The trigger 10, which is made snbstan with the partsin the position shown in Fig. 2; tially U-shaped in form to straddle the meme Fig. 4 is an edge or frontview thereof taken bers6 and 2, is composed of a strip of metal.

so in a plane atright angles to Fig. 3; folded intermediate its (ends to provide a so Fig. 5 is a horizontal section taken on the finger grip 11 which extends at an angleto line 55 of Fig. 2; the arms 12 and 13 thereof, which latter Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view of the restraddle the members 2 and 6 and are pivotleasing member, and I ally connected with them at spaced intervals i In the embodiment illustrated the disgorger .The releasing'member 20 is also struck constituting this invention comprises ahandle out from a strip orsheet of. metal and has a 1 having a fixed shank 2 projecting longitu- U-shaped member 21 designed .to straddle dinally from one end thereof and made U- the members 2andf6 and to be pivotally shaped in cross section as shown clearly in connected with .thcmat 23 and'24. Project- Q Fig. 5. This shank 2 is secured to the handle ing cdgewise from one arm of the member 1 in any snitablemanner and at its free end 21 isa plate or arm 25 having a right anis bifurcated with the rear wall thereof cut-. gular inward'extension 26 which, when the out as shown at 3 and between the furcations a parts are in normal position, is designed to be I 45 of which is revolubly mounted a roller 5 havlocated at the back of the member 2 with'9 ing a grooved periphery and adapted to en the foot 26 in position to swing back vand gage the inner portion of the fish book as forth over the free ends of the furcations 4 shown clearly in Figs. 1 and 2 when the deof said member. i i

vice is in use. RVh'en the, trigger 10 is moved rearwardly operate to swing the member 6 away from the member 2 causing at the same time the hook releasing element 20 to swing forwardly into the positionshown in Figs. 2 and 3, thereby forcing the point of the hook out of the fish, and position it where it will be covered and protected by the member 20, as shown in Fig. 2.

The free ends of the furcations 4 of the shank 2 are flared, as shown in Fig. 4, to facilitate the engagement of this end with the shank of the hook.

It will thus be obvious that in the use of this disgorger, itis only necessary that the flared bifurcated ends of the shank 2 be seton the hook in-the fishs mouth and with a little tension on the line and the ,pulling rearwardly of the trigger will cause the releasing element 20 to swing around and extract the hook and protect the point thereof so that it will not re-engage when the disgorger is withdrawn. After the hook has been drawn out of the fishs mouth the trigger is released and the parts will return to normal position ready for the next use.

Without further description it is thought that the features and advantages of the invention will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and it will of course be understood that changes in the form, proportion and minor details of construction may be resorted to, without departing from the spirit of the invention or. its scope as.

claimed.

I claim 1. A fish hook disgorger comprising a shank having hook engaging means, and trigger controlled means for releasing the hook and housing it after its release.

2. A device of the class described comprising a hook engaging member, and means operable from a point remote to move over the hook and its engaging means and disengage the hook from the fish.

3. A device of the class described comr prising a shank havingv one end bifurcated to straddle a fish hook, a member swingable point remote by the former.

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back and forth over said bifurcated end to expose and conceal the point of the hook engaged by sa d end, said member having means projecting in advance of said hook to release it from the fish. I

4. A device of the class described comprising a shank having one end bifurcated to straddle a fish hook, a member swingable back and forth over said bifurcated end to expose and conceal the point of the hook engaged by said end, said member having a forwardly projecting foot to swing in advance of said hook and release it from the fish. Y i

. 5. A device of the class described, comprising an elongated shank having fish hook engaging means, a hook disengaging member pivoted on said shank, a trigger also pivoted 

